The Department of Defense moved one step closer to becoming the Department of War again after the Senate Armed Services Committee approved legislation to formally change the name. The agency was known as the War Department until Congress created the Department of Defense in the aftermath of World War II. President Donald Trump began using […]
President Donald Trump and congressional allies are discussing a plan to expunge both of his first-term impeachments and remove them from the official House record, according to a new report. The Wall Street Journal reported Trump wants lawmakers to pass a resolution declaring the two impeachments null and void. In a phone interview with the […]
Officials say a suspect is dead following a deadly shooting incident in Midland, Texas, on Friday that left one dead and at least 10 injured. Officers with the City of Midland say they responded to the incident in the 4600 block of West Wall Street on Friday. “Officers heard gunfire coming from the building and […]
A potentially deadly tapeworm is spreading across the U.S., and was just found in a pack of Pacific Northwest coyotes. Researchers with the University of Washington say Echinococcus multilocularis is a disease-causing tapeworm that lives primarily in coyotes, foxes and other species. However, it can cause severe disease if passed to dogs or humans. It […]
A top election official in Alaska is threatening to disqualify a U.S. candidate from the state’s August primary. The candidate has the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan, who is accusing the other Sullivan of being a Democratic plant to siphon away votes to aid challenger Mary Peltola. As Straight Arrow […]
Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history, has landed at the center of a debate around how algorithms shape internet news. Last weekend, outlets like Yahoo!Sports picked up a story with a headline referring to her as an “NFL wife.” It went viral – creating a case study in how content optimized for internet […]
Danny Bible was shaking when he was wheeled into the Texas execution chamber on June 27, 2018. The 66-year-old convicted serial killer suffered from Parkinson’s, a disease his attorneys hoped would prevent the state from carrying out his sentence. It did not. At 6:17 p.m., prison staff injected Bible with a fatal dose of pentobarbital. […]
President Donald Trump nominated former Securities and Exchange Commission chair Jay Clayton for the position of director of National Intelligence on Thursday. The president’s decision comes after his nomination of Bill Pulte, a top federal housing official, sparked bipartisan controversy. Clayton currently serves as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. If […]
A multi-billion-dollar international bridge connecting Detroit to Windsor, Canada — and drawing angst from President Donald Trump — won’t open as scheduled. American and Canadian officials agreed to delay opening the Gordie Howe International Bridge, its governing body told Straight Arrow. Travelers and workers will have to wait longer to cross the long-awaited bridge after […]
They’re called prediction markets, but how well do they actually predict the future? Millions of bettors put money on political races through popular sites like Kalshi and Polymarket. Popular wagers in recent weeks focused on the California gubernatorial and Los Angeles mayoral races. So, how well did the prediction markets predict what really happened? Prediction […]
